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Non-pharmacological approaches for migraine management: a mini-review.

Non-pharmacological interventions including acupuncture, yoga, exercise, manual therapy, and behavioral techniques signi…

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Unveiling state-specific neural dynamics in migraine with and without depressive symptom: a hidden Markov model and interpretable machine learning approach.

Migraine patients with depressive symptoms show unstable brain state transitions with co-activated pain and mood network…

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Altered dorsal anterior insula functional connectivity underlying abnormal interoceptive accuracy awareness in migraine without aura.

Migraine patients showed enhanced interoceptive accuracy awareness mediated by increased functional connectivity between…

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Cumulative adverse childhood experiences increase migraine risk in later life in China: evidence from CHARLS with mediation and Mendelian randomization.

Each additional adverse childhood experience increased migraine risk by 18% in middle-aged and elderly adults, with depr…

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Altered static-dynamic interhemispheric connectivity and transcriptional features underlying lateralization in patients with migraine.

Left-sided and right-sided migraines demonstrate distinct brain connectivity patterns and molecular mechanisms, with lef…

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Air pollution and migraine: causal association or epiphenomenon?

Mendelian randomization analysis found no statistically significant causal relationship between air pollution exposure (…

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[Clinical effect of Xuanyang Jieyu Tongluo Zhitong acupuncture on migraine without aura and its influence on serum neurotransmitter levels].

Xuanyang Jieyu Tongluo Zhitong acupuncture significantly reduced migraine pain severity and improved emotional function …

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Gut Microbiota in the Treatment of Migraine with Acupuncture: A Review.

Acupuncture treats migraine through multiple mechanisms including restoring gut microbiota diversity, increasing benefic…

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[Non-drug therapies in the treatment of migraine].

Acupuncture as an adjunct to preventive treatment reduces headache frequency in episodic migraine based on available cli…

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The design and reporting of sham acupuncture and its association with the efficacy in acupuncture randomized controlled trials for migraine.

Needle manipulation techniques including basic manipulation methods, frequency, timing, and duration significantly impac…

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Fu's Subcutaneous Needling treatment for migraine without aura: a randomized controlled trial protocol.

This protocol describes the first randomized controlled trial systematically evaluating Fu's Subcutaneous Needling effec…

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Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Alleviates Headache Symptoms in Migraine Model Mice by the Locus Coeruleus/Noradrenergic System: An Experimental Study in a Mouse Model of Migraine.

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation significantly reduced migraine pain behaviors in mice by activating the…

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